Princess Taiping turned around and bowed to Wu Zetian, "I accept your orders. Mother, just sit down and watch me fight for our Tang dynasty!"
Princess Taiping turned around and walked down the stage. The servants immediately brought her mount. It was a white horse with a snow-white body. Its flowing mane was like white snow. It looked very handsome.
The saddle of the horse was already prepared, two maids brought the arrow sleeved martial arts attire to help her put it on. Her long hair was untied and her hair was pulled into a ponytail. In a short while, the graceful and noble Princess Taiping had turned into the valiant and formidable Hua Mulan.
Princess Taiping supported the saddle and mounted her horse. She steadied her body and with a baseball stick in her hand, she spurred the horse lightly in front of the ten imperial army players. When she reached Huselo, she suddenly pulled the reins and stopped. Pointing her baseball stick toward him, she shouted in a tender voice, "You come!"
Husello's spirit was lifted. He quickly replied, "Yes!" He mounted the horse and galloped in the field. He turned the horse around and stood side by side with Qiu Shenji, Chu Kuangge and Yang Fan.
The rest of the generals puffed out their chests and waited for Princess Taiping to call them. Princess Taiping glanced at them and galloped towards the field. The rest of the imperial guards were stunned, their faces turned red. "Your Highness," Di Guangyuan shouted, "Are we really that useless?"
Princess Taiping held the horse's reins and looked back. She laughed loudly, "Not at all! If you want to win against Tufan, the five of us are enough! "
These words shocked everyone present. A moment later, thunderous shouts resounded through the sky. The generals and soldiers clenched their swords and spears in their hands, raised them high, and shouted in unison, "Mighty! Mighty! Mighty! "The sound lasted for a long time and spread to a very far place.
Li Lingyue was a woman and a princess of the Tang dynasty. She brazenly accepted the challenge of the Tufan masters. This action ignited the courage of all the Tang dynasty soldiers. The eyes of the hot-blooded soldiers were bloodshot and their temples were throbbing. If it was not for the fact that this battlefield was not a place for fighting with numbers and courage, they would have rushed forward even if there were millions of enemy soldiers in front of them.
Moreover, Li Lingyue did not make ten people. She dared to challenge the Tufan warriors with only five people. Such courage, such boldness, was even more admirable. For a moment, the great vigor of the entire audience caused the Tubo people to look somewhat dejected and their morale to drop.
Princess Taiping's action put Jay in a bit of a difficult position. He really wanted to show off his demeanor at this time, to show off the spirit of Tubo, and also participate in the battle with five people, but he was worried that he would really lose this match. This was originally a dispute that he deliberately provoked, and that would be a great loss of face.
After thinking it over, Jay gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "In any case, we've already won a match with ten people against ten. Now you're the one who's arrogant and insisted on competing with five people. If I win against you, it won't be considered me bullying you with numbers!" So he waved his hand and ordered his ten team members to enter the arena.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding Tang soldiers immediately booed, causing the ten Tubo masters to lose some face.
Yang Fan, who was holding his stick, looked at the other team members entering the arena. He worriedly said to Princess Taiping: "Your Royal Highness, are we going to compete with only five people? There are many experts in the Imperial Army! "
Qiu Shenji stroked his beard and smiled: "Princess may be a woman, but you are well versed in the art of war. Hehe, it's five against ten, it's really a brilliant plan! "
Chu Kuangge was surprised, "Why do you say that, Great General?"
Qiu Shenji said, "Can't you see? There was a deep meaning behind the princess's arrangement. Firstly, it was a matter of cooperation. In terms of teamwork, the ten experts of the Imperial Army had the best rapport with one another. If teamwork was the only thing that mattered, the ten of them should have been sent out once more. Adding the few of us into the mix would have destroyed the rapport. But now it has been proven that they are still slightly inferior to the Tubo people. If we let too many of them participate in the competition, we will either be unable to form a whole, or we will be attracted by their pace and become their vassals, which will instead affect our performance. "
"Secondly, morale. The battlefield was a wondrous place. It wasn't a matter of who had more people or who was better at fighting that would definitely win. Many times, a plan, a strategy, a favorable terrain, a heavy downpour, could cause an unexpected change in the situation of a battle. We are five against ten. In terms of morale, we must be strong while the enemy is discouraged. Its effect may seem invisible, but it is everywhere! "
Yang Fan looked at Qiu Shenji in surprise. He only knew that Qiu Shenji was a ruthless official, but he did not know that he was really knowledgeable. Just this knowledge alone was extraordinary. No wonder Qiu Xinggong, the founding general of the Tang dynasty, had four sons, and Qiu Shenji was the most outstanding one.
Qiu Shenji said, "Thirdly, honor! This battle is for the sake of victory, and the other side's ten people have just fought for six rounds, and their stamina is already exhausted. If we were to fight ten against ten, they would still have a good excuse if we won. But now that we are fighting five against ten, if they lose, what else is there to say? "
"Fourthly, the arrangement of ten people attacking Ju Ju is to attack, defend, intercept, and coordinate with each other. Now that the Princess is fighting five against ten, I am afraid you will win by surprise. Your Highness, is what I said right? "
Princess Taiping smiled and said, "What the general said is exactly what I am thinking. You are indeed a famous general of the Tang dynasty. But … "
Princess Taiping said, "Before thinking about winning, first think about losing. I am fighting five against ten, this is also to reserve a way out."
Husello could not help but ask, "Princess, what way are we reserving?"
Princess Taiping covered her mouth and said, "I have boasted, but we are fighting five against ten. If we win, of course we will be proud. But what if we really lose? After all, we are fighting five against ten. If he wins, there is nothing to brag about. In the end, it is me who is being too arrogant. It is not the Tang dynasty that is losing face. "
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
Princess Taiping glanced at Yang Fan and ordered, "Yang Fan, Husello, you two will be the vanguard!"
Both of them looked serious and cupped their fists at the same time, "Yes!"
Princess Taiping said again, "Chu Kuangge, you are the center!"
"Yes!"
Princess Taiping lightly waved her ball cane and said with ease, "I and General Qiu will be the left and right inner vanguard, supporting the attack!"
Chu Kuangge was slightly surprised and said, "Give up the defense and attack with all our strength?"
Princess Taiping's jade face turned cold and said in a deep voice, "Yes! We will concentrate our strength. As long as we get the ball, we will attack with all our strength. The five of us are good at attacking, so we will definitely break their defense! If the opponent gets the ball, we will snatch it if we can and intercept it if we can. Once they break into the back, let them go! "
Princess Taiping glanced at Yang Fan and said, "There is no one behind us to stop them. Even if he scores a goal, it will not be glorious. The more goals he scores, the more depressed they will be and the less spirited they will be! Hee hee, I learned this trick from you, Yang Fan! " It seemed that Yang Fan's "glorious defeat" style of playing in Cuju really made the Princess depressed for a long time.
After the Tubo people entered the field, Princess Taiping considerately suggested that they would only play three quarters to determine the winner. The reason was that although the opponent had ten players, they had played six quarters in a row and their physical recovery was limited, so they would inevitably be exhausted. The Tangs were the hosts and would not take advantage of them. However, she did not mention that they only had half of the opponent's players on their side.
This move was really beautiful. The Tubo people watching the game on the sidelines were a little ashamed to cheer for their team.
Yang Fan, on the other hand, snickered in his heart. This princess was really smart. The opponent might not be able to adapt to the playing style of attacking with five sharp knives at the same time, but this kind of playing style with no defense had a big loophole. Once the opponent got used to it … three quarters would be over.
The game began. The right forward, Husero, grabbed the ball. Yang Fan immediately rushed in front of him to the left line of the opponent's camp. This move not only disrupted the opponent's formation, but also attracted some of the opponent's players, creating a condition for Husero to dribble the ball forward. Once Husero passed the ball to him, he could become the main attacker at any time.
The opponent had no choice but to send out two members to intercept him. At this time, Chu Kuangge also spurred his horse and rushed to the center line. The three of them formed an inverted triangle and rushed into the opponent's front field. Then Princess Taiping and Qiu Shenji, one on the left and one on the right, also spurred their horses and rushed out.
This move was beyond the opponent's expectation. Princess Taiping was a woman, and Qiu Shenji's hair was gray and he was not young. They thought that these two people would act as defensive players. They did not expect that once the Tangs got the ball, they all became the main attackers and rushed to the opponent's camp together.
In this way, Yang Fan, Husero, and Chu Kuangge formed an inverted triangle. Chu Kuangge, Princess Taiping, and Qiu Shenji formed another triangle. They rushed to the opponent at the same time.
The opponent's three players squeezed toward Husero. Husero passed the ball to Yang Fan. The two players in front of Yang Fan immediately changed from squeezing to snatching. Before they got close, Yang Fan had already passed the ball to Chu Kuangge's feet. Another two players blocked Chu Kuangge. Chu Kuangge raised his stick and pretended to pass the ball to Yang Fan. His stick swung out but hit nothing. He quickly took two steps forward and suddenly backhanded the ball. The ball was passed backward and hit Qiu Shenji.
With fewer players, they had to try to ensure that their side controlled the ball. If something went wrong, they would pass the ball to other players to reduce the chance of the ball being intercepted. Of course, they all understood this.
As soon as Qiu Shenji saw the ball flying towards him, he suddenly shouted and kicked the stirrups with both of his legs. The originally light horse stance suddenly turned into a gallop. The warhorse suddenly sped up and quickly got rid of a player on the other side. After catching the ball, the horse did not slow down but rushed to the opponent's rear defensive line at a faster speed.
At this time, Yang Fan and the other two vanguards had restrained many players on the opponent's side. When the opponent saw Qiu Shenji suddenly become the vanguard, they were shocked and hurried to help. At this time, Princess Taiping had rushed to the opponent's half of the field. Qiu Shenji bypassed two players on the opponent's side with an S-line and hit the ball to the front of Princess Taiping's horse.
The ball fell three feet in front of Princess Taiping's horse. Princess Taiping and Yang Fan, who was not far away, and three players on the opponent's side rushed to grab the ball at the same time. Princess Taiping arrived first and hit the ball diagonally in front of the opponent's goal with just one stick. Qiu Shenji rushed over at the right time!
After Qiu Shenji passed the ball, the horse did not slow down at all. It was like an arrow leaving the bow. When two players on the opponent's side just formed a pincer attack on him, Qiu Shenji passed through them, leaving only a straight ponytail, which was caught by them for a moment.
The ball hit by Princess Taiping only bounced once after it fell to the ground. Qiu Shenji shouted loudly, and the ball stick turned into a shadow. The ball was hit by his stick and flew towards the opponent's goal with a whistling sound. A defender on the opponent's side rushed to intercept the ball. When he waved his stick, the ball went straight into the ball pocket.
The first goal!
The Tangs were fighting five against ten, but they scored one goal first. And the goal was scored by Qiu Shenji, the General of the Jin Wu Guards, who was over sixty years old!
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